Our next workshop – your city? Vote!
Due to the success of our How to Build a Web App Business workshops, and overwhelming demand to take the show on the road, we’re doing just that.
And before we ask for your help, we wanted to show you an overview of the workshop and some feedback from some of our workshop participants:
Fresh Mike Workshop Video from FreshBooks on Vimeo.
Here’s where we need your help! We want YOU to tell us where we should bring our workshop. Please cast your vote below and let us know what you think:
Our second How to Build a Web App Business workshop was held June 16 at FreshBooks’ HQ. Mike walked a group of budding entrepreneurs through his journey building FreshBooks – including topics such as Building Your Team, Marketing Your Product and the 5Ws of Fund Raising.
The response we’ve received from announcing and running these workshops has been amazing. Folks travelled to our Toronto head quarters all the way from Nashville, Raleigh, Washington D.C., Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa to join some local entrepreneurs – all interested in building their own web app businesses.
And we’ve definitely taken note of how many of you want us to pay your city a visit to run our workshop there.
We think the workshops have been pretty great, but don’t just take our word for it! Check out what some of our attendees have said:
Matt Read from KarmaCake dropped us the following note:
Just wanted to say that I had a blast during the event and I left definitely feeling more confident about my understanding of the different aspects that go into building a web app. Obviously there’s a ton of work that needs to go into a project to make it successful so it was great hearing advice from the CEO of a company that I really respect and whose product is loved by tons of its users.
Martin Traub-Werner of Raybec Communications said:
I’ve gone through my notes repeatedly over the last couple of weeks and continue to find gems. I appreciate that Mike seems genuinely interested in people’s success and so willingly gave of his time and ideas. I would (and have) recommended this session to anyone who wants to spend some time thinking about their business in a framework that’s already proven successful.
See you on the road!
Note: The workshop will not be live streamed or posted as a video online. We really want to see all you beauts in person! : )
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12:43 pm
I voted for Ottawa! I’m sure there is a big audience out here for the workshop.
2:48 pm
Hey Will!
I hear ya! I spent four years in Ottawa at Carleton U., so the city definitely holds a special place in my heart : )
Thanks for voting!
11:41 am
How about on the web??
11:41 am
I’m pretty sure you need to come West!
Come to Saskatoon, or anywhere out west, just not too far west!
I’d definitely like to come for another workshop – sometimes details get missed/forgotten/lost in the mix, and its a really good motivator as well.
11:45 am
You need to come to the states – Chicago to be more precise!
11:50 am
Come to Vancouver please! There are a handful of companies that I know of that would come for sure & many more I’m sure.
11:53 am
Miami… where else??
11:54 am
Washington, DC needs you guys.
11:55 am
Anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area would probably be a good start for you guys. I am definitely voting for San Francisco (if you can afford it
11:57 am
You guys need to hit up the heart of the states: Tulsa, OK! Lots of businesses down here using FB.
11:58 am
Hey Guys! Come on down to California (Sacramento/San Francisco)
11:59 am
Denver!
We have a huge tech community, we’re centrally located, we have a huge airline hub, and we have the best beer in the country.
11:59 am
You should come to Seattle, WA and host the event at the Columbia Tower Club
http://www.columbia-tower.com
Seattle is one of the most tech savvy cities in the US and has a rapidly expanding small business and entrepreneurial community. I can get you hotel rooms at Hotel 1000 Seattle for next to nothing and would be willing to come on as a sponsor.
12:00 pm
Sacramento! Enjoy some sun over here
12:06 pm
LA-LA Big city of Dreams!!! (That’s Los Angeles of course!)
12:07 pm
Pittsburgh! I LOVE you guys!
12:17 pm
I put in my oar for Portland OR.
12:20 pm
Honestly, I would vote for another Toronto session. This time, however, on the weekend. I’m in Toronto constantly, but I can’t make it out to an event during the workday.
12:23 pm
Huge community of independent consultants that are/should be using FB.
12:24 pm
uh.. in Ottawa that is
12:25 pm
San Diego for sure. You don’t need a wetsuit to surf right now.
12:28 pm
Another vote for Sacramento, California!
12:32 pm
you’ve got to come to New York. I’ve even got the perfect place for you (with good food!)
12:56 pm
I vote for Toronto again. I am sure there are lot of people here who missed your workshop last time. I think you should give them a chance before heading out to the wild!
I say Toronto is so sweet you gotta lick it twice…
12:59 pm
Come to Austin! Live Music Capital for the World.
1:14 pm
Phoenix, AZ! Great Golf…large tech base.
Slightly warm during the summer months but we are money in the late fall and winter.
1:17 pm
Atlanta! Centrally located. Good airport. Southern cooking. Very tech oriented
1:27 pm
Join us in Portland, Oregon! It is a beautiful place!
1:53 pm
Another vote for Phoenix, AZ. As Mark said above, it’s great in the winter time.
2:09 pm
Denver or Colorado Springs CO!
2:15 pm
Web is a great idea!
2:27 pm
Hey everyone!
Whoa, thanks so much for your votes! We’re getting tons already, so we’ll keep you posted on where people are voting from : )
@CL: Thanks for the venue recommendation! Will definitely keep this in mind if we visit Seattle. I’ll get to meet Fraiser, right?
@Brian G: Pish posh! I know your boss. Want me to talk to her for you? ; )
@Gabriel: Perfect place in NYC, you say? Colour me curious! I’ll be in touch.
@Mary: No doubt! We were in Austin for SXSW and I stayed for music week because there’s no good reason that could keep me out of Austin for SXSW Music!
2:42 pm
Come to Ottawa! We love entrepreneurs and tech entrepreneurs in particular. I am sure you would get a good crowd. Good excuse to see some of your happy customers too! (Me included!)
2:57 pm
[...] And they’re letting they’re users and fans decide. So if you want FreshBooks to leave their homebase in Toronto and make there way to your city, let them know here. [...]
2:58 pm
Voted for Edmonton! Woot Woot!
3:03 pm
A vote for Portland, OR.
3:16 pm
Chicago or Orlando are my votes
3:30 pm
Los Angeles PLEASE??? PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE??!
4:30 pm
I voted for Chicago, lets bring this to Chi City.
4:33 pm
Chi-town baby! But I LOVE the idea of having it online too.
4:35 pm
Come to Cleveland!!!!
4:50 pm
I voted for Montreal, but if it fails, could you count my vote as Ottawa ?
5:11 pm
Austin
5:11 pm
Online
5:11 pm
[...] So if you want FreshBooks to make their way out to British Columbia to present this seminar, let them know here. [...]
5:54 pm
Los Angeles!
6:32 pm
Come Down Under – Gold Coast Australia. Perfect place to work and play
11:01 pm
NYC always has love the Fresh Books crew.
3:06 am
I’ll put my put in for Spokane, WA… but I’m probably going to have to drive to Seattle or PDX- used to it : )
8:53 am
Somewhere in the Southeastern USA…like Atlanta, GA,
Columbia, SC, Charlottesville, Savannah, GA or Charleston, SC. Although don’t live in these cities any of them will draw many of us from outlying areas to your seminar and there is lots to do in the southeast.
6:14 pm
What about coming a bit further south and drop in to Sydney ?
8:08 am
I am grateful to you for this great content.
12:07 pm
It’s gotta be Vancouver!
You guys are a Canadian company, make it happen!
10:44 pm
ENTS (Edmonton New Tech Society) would love to host you in our space! Our community regularly brings out 150-200 people for events (DemoCamp, BarCamp, etc)
11:07 pm
If you bring this to Edmonton and ENTS I will surely be there!
8:29 am
All these posts and none said Dallas, TX. What is wrong with Dallas??? =) Is it the heat?
Come to Dallas if you have time available.
Thanks.
5:38 pm
Portland, Oregon! Our tech community rocks.
10:23 am
I have sat through many business building, entrepreneur and other How to workshops and seminars, but Mike’s presentation is the best. I
He first is very organized in what he talks about. Second, he offers real advice and examples of how things changed for FB.
Maybe we can get him to come to Greenville, SC and play some Ultimate Frisbee!
1:31 pm
Hey Rayanne,
We just had StartupWeekend here in Atlanta with 120 people and 12 new startups. We could have easily had 60 more people and people are anxious to continue the energy.
Also, Ignition Alley Atlanta Coworking (www.ignitionalley.com) will be the perfect place to host it (I’m a partner in Ignition Alley.)
You build it here and we will sell out, almost immediately! I’ll even promote it on the calendar of Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs: http://atlantawebentrepreneurs.org with >1850 members!
Come on down!
1:59 pm
Hey Mike!
This is EXCELLENT! Get your peeps voting and this is a real possibility : ) We’d love to pay a visit down south and it sounds like Ignition Alley would be a perfect space for us.
If we come (more votes gets us there!), I’ll be in touch about your space. We’re big fans of coworking ’round here.